Recognised as Colour
#CDAD20
- #CDAD20
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDAD20 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 173, 32 and HSL 49°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CDAD20#CDAD20
HEX#CDAD20
RGBrgb(205, 173, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6784, 0.1255
RGB percentages80.4%, 67.8%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(48.9, 73%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 84.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 15.6%, 84.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,479,200
CSS custom property--colour: #CDAD20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3252DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2040CD
Analogous#CD5620, #97CD20
Triadic#20CDAD, #AD20CD
Split complementary#2097CD, #5720CD
Tetradic#20CD56, #2040CD, #CD2096
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G173
B32
Red205 (80.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue48.9°
Saturation (HSL)73%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G AD · B 20
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